Doctor insights on:
Severe Pain Under Left Shoulder Blade

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Doctor can evaluate.:
Severe pains in any part of the body, especially a new symptom, needs to be evaluated by a doctor to find out why it is happening, and to rule out any serious medical problem. The doctor can be a primary care, E.R., or urgent care doctor.
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See your doctor:
It could be that you just pulled a muscle from coughing. But it could also be that you cracked a rib or have developed pneumonia or pleurisy.
You will need to see your doctor again to figure out the cause of the pain.
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See a doctor:
Family doc or orthopedic doc but someone needs to evaluate this and since you are self-medicating/prescribing narcotics for this, you should do this sooner rather than later.
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Several possiblities:
Could be pneumonia or pleurisy, but sounds like a rib dysfunction, ie the rib gets 'knocked out of whack' by coughs.Often presents w/ sharp or severe achy pain, worse with deep inhalation or exhalation.)it's easily treatable by osteopathic manipulation, if it is the cause. A proper history & physical exam, including an osteopathic hands-on exam might be able to determine the exact cause.
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Need evaluation :
This could be chest wall muscle pain, pain from inside the chest sometimes call pleurisy, pain from your heart, sometimes call pericarditis, or some other reason. You need to see your physician to get this evaluated.
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Post accident pain:
In most cases of a rear-ended accident the small joints in the cervical spine get damaged and this pain is then superimposed with muscular spasms. Front end collision is more likely to damage the discs an should be evaluated by a properly trained doc. Pain radiating to the shoulder can arise from the cervical facet joints in the spine. These can be treated effectively by a pain specialist.
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